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Rumpole and the Primrose Path

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Rumpole and the Primrose Path
First edition
AuthorJohn Mortimer
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRumpole of the Bailey
Genrelegal
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

Rumpole and the Primrose Path is an anthology of light hearted legal comedy short stories[1] by writer John Mortimer. It is the 12th in a series based in part on his own past experiences as a barrister but also notable for their use of themes topical at the time each was published.[2] It begins with the aged barrister Horace Rumpole[3] marooned in a nursing home where he feels some shady business is going on. Several of the stories in the collection were adapted as part of a series of 45 minute radio plays starring real life husband and wife duo Timothy West and Prunella Scales.[4] The short stories included in the work are:

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  1. ^ London, Penguin Books, 2002 ISBN 0-14-102560-3
  2. ^ "Observer review: Rumpole and the Primrose Path by John Mortimer". The Guardian. 3 November 2002. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Thrilling Detective
  4. ^ John Mortimer Radio Plays